Typographical machine.



F. F. WILSON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00-1. 11, 1912.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

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Specification 01' Letters Patent.

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Application filed October 11, 1912. Serial No. 725,115. V

oi Brooklymcounty of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Typographical Machines,-

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotype machines of the general character disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States to O. Morgenthaler, No. 436,532, wherein are presented a mold and other casting devices cooperating therewith, designed to produce a printing bar or slug, having a body formed with the printing characters thereon.

More particularly, it relates to the production of bars providedwith overhang ing portions carrying printing characters, which portions normally project over and rest upon adjoining slugs or bars, for instance, such as are disclosed in my application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 693,602, filed April 27, 1912.

T he application referred to shows ordi nary slugs of the usual thickness, and cooperating slugs with a more reduced or thinner body, which construction of the lat ter slug is rendered possible by the fact that its main purpose is to provide the project ing characters, which are supported in use by the other slug. In order to give the overhanging portions greater rigidity, they are preferably formed with underlying strengthening elements, which elements project from the side or the slug and below the shown my invention in preferred form and by way of example, and as applied to tlte illcrgcnthaler linotype machine, but obviously many variations and modifications therein, and in its mode of application, are possible without departure from its spirit;

,and generally speaking, I desire it to be understood that l do not limit myself to any specific form or embodiment except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims. I In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 1s a transyerse section through the mold, etc., ot a hnotype machine; Fig. 2 is a pen SRGCHVQ, partly in section, of the matrix: 1 1g. 8 1s a perspective, partly in section, of the mold; Fig. l is a perspective of two cooperating slugs separated from each other and Fig. 5 is a similar perspective, on an enlarged scale, of several slugs in opera tive relation to each other. i

As in my previous application, the slug A 13 tormed with overhanging portions, each comprising a printing element a and a strengthening element a beneath it, which portions project over and rest upon the edge of the ordinary slug B between the type or characters b formed thereon (see Figs. 4 and The devices herein shown and now to be described are designed to produce a slug of this description.

In Fig. 2, is illustrated a matrix-block X, I

carrying the strip R, which may be formed with any desired kind of matrix character, such for instance as the continuous depres sion It intended to produce a horizontal line. This depression normally registers with the mold slot and forms the printing ridge 0 on the slug A. The strip R is also formed with a plurality of transverse depressions S, S, comunicating with-the depression R and extending hmgitudinally therefrom. These depressions S, S, form the upper or printing ,elements (1., a, on the slug A. The other elements of the projectmg portions, namely, the under or strength ening elements a, a, are formed by the t'ansverse recesses or cavities l3, (.1, formed inand below the face or front surface of the mold L and communicating with the mold slot l? and extending therefrom substantially in a perpendicular plane. The depressions S, S, of the matrix are so located and proportioned as to correspond and reg ister with the cavities Q, Q, of the mold,

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of the matrix, and the projecting portions by the cooperating and registering. matrix depressions S, S, and mold'cavities Q, Q,

the former producing the ruling. or printing elements a, a, and'the latter the underlying or strengthening elements a, a. As will be readily understood by those skilled in the art, and in order to adapt the mold to general use, the cavities Q, Q, may be formed in a removable section T detaca" bly secured to the mold L.

As previously stated, I have shown my invention simply in approved form and by Way of example, but obviously many variations and modifications thereof, and in its mode of application to other typographical casting machines, will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art and still be com prised Within its scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A slotted mold formed in its front surface with transverse cavities comn'ninicating with the mold slot and extending therefrom substantially in a perpendicular plane, so as to produce a slug with overhangingchar-- actcr bearing portions on its edge adapted to overhang an adjacent member, which portions are cast in said cavities.

2, A slotted mold. provided with a removable section formed with transverse cavities vconnnunicating; with the mold slot and ex:

tending therefrom substantially in a perpendicular plane, so as to producca slug with overhanging character bearing portions adapted to overhang an adjacent member, which portions are cast in said caoities.

3. A slotted. mold formed with transverse cavities located in and below its front surlace and commmncatmg with the mold slot.

and extending tlierei ron-i substantially in a perpendicular plane, so astoproduce a slug with reinfzn-ced overhanging. character bearing portions adapted inc-overhang an {LC lid?" cent member, which portionsare cast. in said cavities.

4-. A slotted mold formed with transverse cavities formed in its front suii'it'ace and cominu-nicatin-g with the molds-hit and extending therefroi-nsubstantially in a perpendidul-arplane,,. in combination With a matrix formed with cavities registering with those on the mold; \vil-ie-rebya slug. is produced with overhanging.chai r. hear-- ing portions which are i'oi-tined partly in the mold and partly in the matrix;

A slotted mold formed with a transrerse cavity in its front surface znrdcmn-i-nnnicating with the mold slot and extending therefrom substantially in a perpendicular plane, in combination with a metr'x having.

a depression registering. with said cavity; whereby a slug is produced. with areinforced overhanging character. bearing portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this ninth day of October, 1912-, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

FERG US F. VILSON. Wi t1 [US$055 I Emma ll. ALLEN,

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